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SoundText · Motif · 29 songs
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Sound

Noise, music, or auditory phenomena described in the lyric.

29
songs
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Analysis

By Year

Song count per year

By Songwriter

% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)

By Era

Early2 · 8%
Mid-period8 · 32%
Late15 · 60%

By Album

The Beatles (The White Album)8
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band3
Abbey Road3
Please Please Me2
Revolver2
Magical Mystery Tour2
Let It Be2
Past Masters2
Rubber Soul1
Yellow Submarine1

Songs(25 of 29)

Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)
#TitleYearAlbumLead Vocal(s)Notes
1I Saw Her Standing There1963Please Please MePaulBoom
2Do You Want to Know a Secret1963Please Please MeGeorgeWhisper
3Drive My Car1965Rubber SoulPaul, John'Beep-beep'm-beep-beep'
4And Your Bird Can Sing1966RevolverJohnSing, sound
5Doctor Robert1966RevolverJohnRing
6Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandPaulSing
7With a Little Help from My Friends1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandRingoSing
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8Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandJohnSing, ring, sound
9Your Mother Should Know1967Magical Mystery TourPaulSing
10The Fool on the Hill1967Magical Mystery TourPaulLoud, sound
11Back in the U.S.S.R.1968The Beatles (The White Album)PaulKnock, sing, shout, ringing
12Revolution 91968The Beatles (The White Album)–Built around sonic textures, voices, loops
13Mother Nature's Son1968The Beatles (The White Album)PaulSound, sing
14Julia1968The Beatles (The White Album)JohnSing, silent
15Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da1968The Beatles (The White Album)PaulRing, sing
16The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill1968The Beatles (The White Album)JohnSing
17Don't Pass Me By1968The Beatles (The White Album)Ringo'Listen for your footsteps'
18I Will1968The Beatles (The White Album)PaulSing, loud
19Hey Bulldog1969Yellow SubmarineJohnBarking, 'woof', laughter ad-libs
20Octopus's Garden1969Abbey RoadRingoSing, shout
21Maxwell's Silver Hammer1969Abbey RoadPaul'Bang! Bang!'; 'Clang! Clang!'
22Golden Slumbers1969Abbey RoadPaulSing
23Across the Universe (Wildlife version)1969Past MastersJohn'Sounds of laughter', 'ringing through my opened ears'
24Let It Be1970Let It BePaulWhisper, sound
25Across the Universe1970Let It BeJohn'Sounds of laughter', 'ringing'

I Saw Her Standing There

1963·Please Please Me·Paul

Boom

Do You Want to Know a Secret

1963·Please Please Me·George

Whisper

Drive My Car

1965·Rubber Soul·Paul

'Beep-beep'm-beep-beep'

And Your Bird Can Sing

1966·Revolver·John

Sing, sound

Doctor Robert

1966·Revolver·John

Ring

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul

Sing

With a Little Help from My Friends

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Ringo

Sing

Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·John

Sing, ring, sound

Your Mother Should Know

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul

Sing

The Fool on the Hill

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul

Loud, sound

Back in the U.S.S.R.

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Knock, sing, shout, ringing

Revolution 9

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)

Built around sonic textures, voices, loops

Mother Nature's Son

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Sound, sing

Julia

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Sing, silent

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Ring, sing

The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Sing

Don't Pass Me By

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Ringo

'Listen for your footsteps'

I Will

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Sing, loud

Hey Bulldog

1969·Yellow Submarine·John

Barking, 'woof', laughter ad-libs

Octopus's Garden

1969·Abbey Road·Ringo

Sing, shout

Maxwell's Silver Hammer

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

'Bang! Bang!'; 'Clang! Clang!'

Golden Slumbers

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

Sing

Across the Universe (Wildlife version)

1969·Past Masters·John

'Sounds of laughter', 'ringing through my opened ears'

Let It Be

1970·Let It Be·Paul

Whisper, sound

Across the Universe

1970·Let It Be·John

'Sounds of laughter', 'ringing'

Updated 2026-09-02

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